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Frontline: Did the climate deniers win? Not so fast
A PBS "Frontline" special chronicles the rise of Tea Party-fueled climate skepticism during Obama's term -- a trend that already appears to be reversing.
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An extremely brief overview of a very long debate on energy and the environment
Yet another debate! On energy! By guys who know the presidential candidates!
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Planes can’t land in Antarctica because the runway is melting
Australia's supply planes mainly use one runway, carved into the ice, for takeoff and landing.
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What security experts can teach climate geeks about assessing risk
Jay Gulledge spent months talking to national security experts about how they approached uncertain, high-stakes problems. David Roberts chats with him about how the lessons can be applied to climate change.
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Update on Hurricane Sandy: Everyone is doomed
Yesterday, Tropical Storm Sandy became a hurricane. And this morning, NOAA updated its forecast track: It's now a hurricane plus snow plus a nor'easter, and it's headed for New York City.
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Thanks to warming, ozone hole second-smallest in 20 years
It's almost like unified international action can address environmental problems!
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Judge bans GMOs in national wildlife refuges
Which seems kind of like a no-brainer, but what do we know.
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Will Sandy destroy the entire East Coast? Probably not.
I guess that headline was a little over the top.
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U.S. on pace to be the world’s largest oil producer
The U.S. could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the biggest oil producer in the world. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is looking to go 100 percent renewable.
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1,000 protest new coal plant in China as U.S. coal exports near record high
The protests in Yinggehai come as the Chinese government restarts work on a coal plant halted after protests in April.
